The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03

OVER THE eoRoeR.
Or Canadian Nslshbess Especially s'es
Agrlculeurnt Portlons Looklng With
Lonsing Toward Annexaelon - > fnns'
60 6nr 1lls Present and frespecstse-
1hs Door Alan
NEW YoRk. May q Tho World this
morning publishes IN article covering
two columns and quarter containing inc
views Of prominent Canadians on tho
question Of the annexation OF Canada
After review Of the history Of the coun-
try and brief sketch OF the composition
Of the population Of Canada. the corrs'
spondent says that many men with
whom he talked admitted private
~ that commercial union meant
ultimate annexation, but shrunk
from being quoted on the subject Tho
farmers. who form big space OF the
voting population, are most outspoken,
and are. 20 far ~ the correspondent
could learn. almost unanimous In do
manding commercial union, and . good
many Of them are not afraid 70 look the
probable consequence in the face.
In conversation had with open anncxa-
tionists and others who are alleged 10 Be
annexationists In disguise, the cxisting
reasons from . Canadian standpoint Tor
at least, Q closer union with the United
States. were forcibly and exclusively
set forth. They are summed up briefly
40 arising from the fact that Canada Il in
state OF stagnation. The policy
that the government attempted TO carry
out has proved . failure, and the
country Is heavily burdehed with debt
Its geographical location makes free CON-
munication and alliance with the United
States the most natural thing in the world
Large bodies Of the people In some OF the
provinces have been crying for years FOR
annexation, and the cry Is being extend.
ed as the foolishness Of being shut out
from prosperity BY an arbitrary and
imaginary line becomes more generally
understood.
The article next reviews tho design In
the confederation OF the provinces In ls6,
and sets forth that it was for the purpose
OF forcing trade from one 70 the other,
and with this end in vie el3). 600 600 Were
spent ia erecting the Inter Colonial and
Canadian Pacific roads. In 1s7a q tariff
was put on for similar purpose, but this
came 70 naught One Of the causes Is
that the Dominion being In one zone. does
not possess the various climates and
productions OF the United States. and II
is simply case Of swapping jack-knives.
A tax put on the iron of Nova Scotia i'm
mediately strikes the consum In On
tario. where there Is iron, but no coal, and
tho consumer in the Northwest where
there is neither coal nor iron. The
provinces have to be continually bribed
with subsidies TO behave themselves The
provinces draw 90 much per head from
the Dominion tire asury, and the result Is
that, knowing they have the vaults In
Ottawa 20 fall back on, they launch out
in all sorts Of extravaganza. and when
they become in debt demand larger sub
sides.
This has helped TO pile up the debt, and
the national debt together with those OF
the provinces now amounts 70 t3J0. 900. 900
for population Of 100000. The great
Province Of Ontario was nothing and her
constant complaint that she is the COW
from which all the others are sucking,
reason for the feeling which Is gaining
ground that annexation might not be
bad thing.
The farmers are generally dissatisfied
because the railroad rates will not per-
init the carrying Of their products to any
point where Il will pay them They say
the OutAtEt4Alln Va tue 4lflAtuk 4iut WAN
enable them 20 ship their barley, which
Is now shipped 70 the United States,
without having to pay duty The lum-
bermcn complain that the present tariff
closes the United States market TO them.
These are among the principal reasons
for the desire for annexation
In Nova Scotia the dissatisfaction is
very pronounced. She has 70 buy her
wheat from Ontario IT much higher
rates than it could be had from the Unit
ed States. but for the heavy tariff Nova
Scotia. Prince EDWARDS Island and New
Brunswick have no market for their
goods, and for long time past the q ues-
ton OF annexation has been agitated BY
them. They believe that the National
drift OF the trade ID between them and
the United States
To sum up the whole situation, the
World correspondent says that there Is an
intense feeling OF discomfort throughout
the Dominion. and that its door is ajar for
the peaceful invasion Of Canada; that the
probabilities are that IL will not be long
before II Is thrown wide open
The article concludes with a review OF
the history Of the Canadian Pacific rail
way and the purposes for which IL was
built The failure OF the government u
induce emigration to the Northwest. and
the reasons therefor, among which are:
The climate. lack OF railroad competition,
and the high rates for bringing whe at u
the sea-board from that Territory as com
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